R&D projects
Discover Almond levy investments into Almond Fund R&D initiatives
The almond levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Almond Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.
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Enabling the pathway to best sustainable management practices (AL23001)
This investment is supporting the almond industry to further develop Almond Hort360, an online grower self-assessment benchmarking tool that provides growers with a resource to support improved sustainable production and on-farm business practises while capturing industry data which can inform future research and development activities.
13 December 2023
Almond Centre of Excellence Operation and Maintenance (AL23000)
This project provides for the ongoing operations, maintenance and expansion of the Almond Centre of Excellence (ACE).
24 October 2023
Pathway to carbon neutral – life cycle analysis in almond orchards (AL20005)
This project is undertaking a life cycle analysis of the almond industry, with the intention being to develop sustainable practices in the industry and reduce the production of carbon emissions.
1 March 2023
Cover crops for soil health and productivity (AL21004)
This investment explores cover cropping as a management practice in Australian almond orchards by assessing its efficacy and practicality in specific almond-growing regions for more effective and sustainable orchard management.
10 January 2023
Optimising almond production systems (AL21001)
This project is building confidence in the almond industry by improving the efficiency of production through transitioning to higher density orchard systems.
31 August 2022
Regulatory support and coordination (pesticides) (MT17019)
Among other thing, this project produced the Ag Chemical Updates, detailing chemical issues and reviews.
9 July 2021
Better tree performance and water use efficiency through root system resilience (AL13009)
This investment was part of a coordinated research program to boost almond productivity and profitability by informing better rootstock choice and more efficient irrigation and nutrition strategies.
21 June 2021
National tree crop intensification program (AS18000) – Almond (Almond (AS18000))
This investment is part of a collaborative R&D program of tree crop specific projects established to deliver step-change orchard system intensification knowledge, understanding and technical advancements to the almond industry.
3 May 2021
National tree crop intensification program (AS18000)
This project is delivering step-change orchard system intensification knowledge, understanding and technical advancements to the almond, avocado, citrus, macadamia and mango industries.
3 May 2021
Identifying factors that influence spur productivity in almond (AL14005)
This project investigated the effects of irrigation, nitrogen and light interception on spur production in Nonpareil and Carmel trees.
30 September 2020